George Nagy (born July 9, 1957) is a Canadian former competition
swimmer
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who specialized in the
butterfly
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events during the 1970s and early 1980s. He competed at the
1976 Summer Olympics
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and was supposed to represent Canada at the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
, but did not participate due to the international boycott of the Moscow Games. Nagy won a gold medal in the men's 200-metre butterfly at the
1978 Commonwealth Games
The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apar ...
, and a silver medal in the same event at the
1979 Pan American Games
The 1979 Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos de 1979''), officially the VIII Pan American Games were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15 ...
.
Born to a Jewish family in
North York, Toronto
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, he mainly grew up in
Manitoba
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before returning to his birthplace.
See also
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List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
References
Canadian Olympic Committee
1957 births
Living people
Canadian male butterfly swimmers
Olympic swimmers of Canada
Sportspeople from North York
Swimmers from Toronto
Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Swimmers at the 1979 Pan American Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
Pan American Games medalists in swimming
Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games
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